verb

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Good / Exciting

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exclaim - To cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion

When she realized that she had just won the 100 million dollar lottery, Liz exlaimed, "I've been hoping for this day all my life!"

verb

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Good / Flexible

Url audio

reimburse - To pay back money to someone who has spent it for you or lost it because of you.

They were hoping that their insurance company would reimburse them for the cost of the expensive operation.

verb

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Good / Flexible

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grapple - To seize something and hold it firmly; to wrestle with; to ponder and intensely evaluate a problem; to struggle to deal with

When Bill got lost on his trip to Paris, he had to grapple with the task of finding a place to sleep and not knowing the language.

noun

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Bad / Dishonest

audio

fraud - Intentional deception for personal or financial gain.

Monty was sentenced to 10 years in jail for tax fraud when the tax man discovered that he had undeclared assets.

verb

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Other / Body

audio

drool - To drop saliva uncontrollably from one's mouth.

Any time he thought of donuts, Homer would drool uncontrollably and make his shirt wet.

noun

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Bad / Dangerous

audio

tempest - A violent windy storm

The powerful tempest tossed the ship back and forth amongst the waves.

noun

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Bad / Delay

Url audio

logjam - A situation where progress is halted due to a buildup of problems, delays, or obstacles.

The political negotiations reached a logjam when neither side was willing to compromise.

noun

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Bad / Dangerous

Url audio

abyss - A deep or seemingly bottomless hole or chasm.

He stood at the cliff's edge, staring into the black abyss, and he felt a mixture of awe, fear, and amazement.

verb

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Good / Love

audio

enchant - To cause someone to have feelings of great delight or pleasure.

For many decades, Queen Elizabeth has been able to enchant countless people with her charm.

adjective

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Good / Important

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indispensable - Impossible to replace or substitute due to its significance.

Water is indispensable for human survival.

noun

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Other / Inward

audio

snob - A person with an exaggerated respect for high social position or wealth who seeks to associate with social superiors and dislikes people or activities regarded as lower-class

Victor used to be friends with Pete, but once Victor suddenly became rich, he acted like a snob and refused to associate with Pete.

verb

See noun

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Good / Friendly

Url audio

chatter - Talk rapidly or incessantly about trivial matters

Every morning, the employees would chatter about the weather around the water cooler.